Joseph Barker

Thanks for your replies guys, didn't think I'd get this much of a response so quickly and I'm glad to see that I've sparked a discussion on the matter. Though with my recent experience I don't think I'm going to building again for a while. Thought I'd go along with the rest of the Palace Theatre and it was even more of a wreck. Projector doesn't have any reels, roof access doesn't have a door, two of the windows on the first floor don't have any glass (The curved windows are meant to be this way but the rectangular frames do) in them and the sign is missing some lights. The tiled roof is missing a few tiles. Still haven't even got a response back from Lego on the Capitol. Hope I get response soon.

Thank for you dr_spock for the welcome. And it not being common is the usual reply I saw on the other threads. And I'm located in the UK. And because I'm way out in the sticks I have to get my stuff online. Nearest Lego store is Manchester. I've gone through the brick replacement thing, just waiting for a shipping conformation. Funny thing is though with me missing pieces are fairly common but I've never had a damaged piece or anything misprinted. Always missing. Back when I first started doing Lego I rarely had missing pieces but now it just gets ridiculously often. Sometimes I'll often get misplaced pieces but that's usually along side others that are already missing. And surprisingly I've never had to use their customer service or the brick replacement feature because I've always but the spare pieces to work. Sadly I won't be able to do in this case due to multiple reasons. Think I might make a habit of using it but hopefully I won't have to in the future.

Hello and thanks for the reply as well as the warm welcome. And yes it definitely is, even though I expect them to be missing I expect things like the 1x1 flat pieces or stuff like that. Things that can easily pass through the weight machine but in fairness to Lego, they put spares in which may not be the right colour but you're unlikely to notice. Checked through ever piece, the bags and the boxes. I did in fact find a few other pieces left over but not the ones I was looking for. And what's also weird is that I normally expect the pieces to be missing later on which is better because it's easier to work out they're. missing. When you're on step 5 of the Palace Cinema however it's a whole different story and you're forced to count through every individual one and you don't know what spares you can repurpose. Too be honest, I don't even buy that much myself, I get a few Architecture sets and a big one at Christmas and my birthday so not many. And on the other threads I looked at there was a handful of people who said they'd either never had a missing piece at all or something like 2 in total. The vast majority people say it happens occasionally and I expect pieces to be missing but Like Mr Greeble said it's an uncommon amount of pieces which it is even for me.

Hello there. Recently I got the Lego Architecture sets: Venice, Berlin, the Capitol Building and Buckingham Palace. I started off on Venice and Berlin as they are much smaller sets and finished them without problem and then got to work on the Capitol Building but currently I've had to stop because of missing pieces meaning I can't build the front wall. Moved onto Buckingham Palace and I'm missing pieces yet again meaning I can't continue as it's preventing me from working on the actual building itself. Thought I'd start work on two other sets (The Kwik-E-Mart and and Palace Cinema) which I've had for a while now but just never got around to completing. On the Palace Cinema I got up to step four before discovering I had neither of the doors for the car or the steering wheel. Fortunately I had a spare steering wheel and not having the doors on isn't the end of the world so I'll just wait until they get replaced. Thought I'd just move on with the main building and I'd imagine they'd just turn up later. Got up to step 23 before discovering that I've now ran out out of 2 1x2 brick pieces or the main windows. Won't be continuing the Palace Cinema anytime soon. I've considered trying out the Kwick-E-Mart but with my luck that'll missing a good few pieces and I've got enough barely started models to begin with. Rant over. But I thought I'd ask, how common is it to have missing pieces? And is it something you ever have to worry about or even think about? Because for me it's expected and it's rare to have a set without missing pieces. Thanks in advance for your time too.